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The Luftwaffe is set to receive a split buy of Typhoons, Super Hornets, and Growlers to replace its remaining Tornado aircraft.
The Air Force tested its rescue helicopter in extreme temperature regimes.
The F-15QA is the most advanced version of the long-serving Eagle to date, and paves the way for new aircraft for the U.S. Air Force.
Luxembourg’s sole A400M is due to be handed over next year for service with a binational unit based in Brussels, Belgium.
With three more MQ-25As being ordered, Boeing now has seven of the unmanned carrierborne tankers on contract.
While production of the U.S. Air Force’s tanker is on hold due to Covid-19, engineers are working on a fix to refueling vision system issues.
Boeing suspends operations at its military rotorcraft assembly plant in Ridley Township, Pa. outside Philadelphia.
DOJ approval is contingent upon sales of Raytheon’s military airborne radios business, as well as UTC’s GPS and optical systems businesses.
The U.S. Air Force aims to trial an experiment with new training processes prior to the entry into service of the T-7A Red Hawk.
Acquired as a “capability gap-filler” to provide airpower between the F-111 and F-35, the F/A-18F has become a valuable and long-term asset for the RAAF.
